Dendrochilum Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 398
Etymology: From Greek dendron, tree, and cheilos, lip
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Coelogyninae
Synonyms: Acoridium Nees & Meyen , Basigyne J.J.Sm. , Platyclinis Benth. , Pseudacoridium Ames
A genus of c. 270 species; c. 120 species in Malesia.
Distribution: Southeast Asia, Malesia